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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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