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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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