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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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