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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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