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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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