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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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