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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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