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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world 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 massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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