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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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