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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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