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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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