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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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