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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part 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 ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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