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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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