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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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