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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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