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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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