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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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