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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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