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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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