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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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