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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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