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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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