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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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