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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes 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 customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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