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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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