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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over 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. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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