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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling 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. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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