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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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