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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes 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 commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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