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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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