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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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