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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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