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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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