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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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