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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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