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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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