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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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