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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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