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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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