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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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