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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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