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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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