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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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