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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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