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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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