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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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