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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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