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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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