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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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