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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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