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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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