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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering humans 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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