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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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