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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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