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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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