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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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