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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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