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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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