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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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