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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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