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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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