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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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