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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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