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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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