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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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