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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes 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. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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