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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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