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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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