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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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