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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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