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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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