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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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