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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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