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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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