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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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