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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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