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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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