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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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