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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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