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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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