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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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