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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches 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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