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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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