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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses 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 ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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