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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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