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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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