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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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