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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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