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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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