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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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