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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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