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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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