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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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