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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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