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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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