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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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