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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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