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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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