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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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