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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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