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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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