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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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