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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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