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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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