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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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