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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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