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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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