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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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