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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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