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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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