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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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