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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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