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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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