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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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