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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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