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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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