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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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