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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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