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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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