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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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