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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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