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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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 students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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