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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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