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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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