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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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