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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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