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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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