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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around 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 MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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