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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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