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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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