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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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