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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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