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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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