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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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