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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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