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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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