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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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