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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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