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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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