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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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