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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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