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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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