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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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