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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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