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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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