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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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