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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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