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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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