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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners 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 MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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