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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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