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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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