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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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