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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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