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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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