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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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