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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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