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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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