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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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