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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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