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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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