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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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