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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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