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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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