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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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