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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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