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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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