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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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