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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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