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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. 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 several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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