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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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