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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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