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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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