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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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