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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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