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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 several issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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