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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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