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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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