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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over 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 usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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