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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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