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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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