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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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