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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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