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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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