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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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