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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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