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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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