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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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