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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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