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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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