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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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