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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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