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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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