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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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