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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners 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 online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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