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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. 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 courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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