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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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