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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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