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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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