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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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