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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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