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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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