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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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