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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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