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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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