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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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