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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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