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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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