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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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