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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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