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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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