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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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