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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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