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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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