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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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