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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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