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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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