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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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