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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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