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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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