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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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