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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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