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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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