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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around 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 massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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