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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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