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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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