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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews 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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