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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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