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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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