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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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