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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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