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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important 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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