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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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