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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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