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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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