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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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