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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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