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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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