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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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