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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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