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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important 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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