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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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