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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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