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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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