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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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