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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants 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 typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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