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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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