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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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