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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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