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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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