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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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