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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around 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 MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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