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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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