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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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