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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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