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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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