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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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