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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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