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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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