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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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