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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key 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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