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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders 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 manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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 would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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