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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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