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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major 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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