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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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