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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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