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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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