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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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