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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines 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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