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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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