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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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