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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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