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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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