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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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