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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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