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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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