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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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