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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important 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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