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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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