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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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