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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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