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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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