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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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