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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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