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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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