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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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