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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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