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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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