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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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