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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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