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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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