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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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