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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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