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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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