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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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