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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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