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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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