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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major 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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