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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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