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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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