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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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