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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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