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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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