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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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