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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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