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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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