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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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