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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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