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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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