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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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