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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand 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 topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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