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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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