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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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