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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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