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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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