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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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