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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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