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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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