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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education