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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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