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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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