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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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