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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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