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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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