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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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