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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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