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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for learners all around 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 classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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