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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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