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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of 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. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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