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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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