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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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