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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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