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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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