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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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