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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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