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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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