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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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