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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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