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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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