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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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