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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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