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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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