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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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