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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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