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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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