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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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