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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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