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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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