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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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