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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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