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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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