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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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