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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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