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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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