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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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