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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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