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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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