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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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