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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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