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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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