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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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