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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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