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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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