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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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