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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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