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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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