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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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