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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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