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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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