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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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