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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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