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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes 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 classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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