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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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