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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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