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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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