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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key 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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