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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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