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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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