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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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