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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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