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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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