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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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