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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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