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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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