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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have enabled people 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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