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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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