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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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