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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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