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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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