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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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