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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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