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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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