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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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