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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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