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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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