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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered students all around 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 courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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