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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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