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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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