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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants 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 online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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