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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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