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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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