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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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