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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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