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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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