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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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