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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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