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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable learners 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 online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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