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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in 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. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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