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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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