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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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