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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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