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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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