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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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