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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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