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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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