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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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