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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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