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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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