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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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