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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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