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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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