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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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