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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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