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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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