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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always 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 institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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