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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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