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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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