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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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