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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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