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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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