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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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