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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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