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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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