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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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