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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews 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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