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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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