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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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