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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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