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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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