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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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