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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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