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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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