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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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