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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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