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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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