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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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