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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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