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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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