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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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