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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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