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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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