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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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