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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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