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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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