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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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