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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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