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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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