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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants 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 commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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