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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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