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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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