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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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