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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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