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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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