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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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