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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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