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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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