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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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