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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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