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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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