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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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