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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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