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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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