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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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