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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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