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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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