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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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