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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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