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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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