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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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