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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around 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 MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes 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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