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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take 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 customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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