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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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