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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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