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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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