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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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