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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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