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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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