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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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