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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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