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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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