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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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