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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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