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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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