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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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