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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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