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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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