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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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