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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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