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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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