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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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