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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing 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 massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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