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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all around 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. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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