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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major 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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