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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around 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. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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