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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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