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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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