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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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