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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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