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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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