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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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