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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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