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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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